diff --git a/runtime/dll/linux/drm_neo_create.cpp b/runtime/dll/linux/drm_neo_create.cpp
index 7b7595e2d5..753dc2209c 100644
--- a/runtime/dll/linux/drm_neo_create.cpp
+++ b/runtime/dll/linux/drm_neo_create.cpp
@@ -190,7 +190,11 @@ Drm *Drm::create(int32_t deviceOrdinal) {
 
     if (HwHelper::get(device->pHwInfo->platform.eRenderCoreFamily).getEnableLocalMemory(*device->pHwInfo)) {
         drmObject->queryMemoryInfo();
-        drmObject->setMemoryRegions();
+        ret = drmObject->setMemoryRegions();
+        if (ret != 0) {
+            printDebugString(DebugManager.flags.PrintDebugMessages.get(), stderr, "%s", "FATAL: Failed to set memory regions\n");
+            return nullptr;
+        }
     }
 
     drms[deviceOrdinal % drms.size()] = drmObject.release();
diff --git a/runtime/os_interface/linux/drm_neo.h b/runtime/os_interface/linux/drm_neo.h
index b7717cec5a..8e27b2d422 100644
--- a/runtime/os_interface/linux/drm_neo.h
+++ b/runtime/os_interface/linux/drm_neo.h
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ class Drm {
     void queryEngineInfo();
     void queryMemoryInfo();
     int setEngines();
-    void setMemoryRegions();
+    int setMemoryRegions();
 
     MemoryInfo *getMemoryInfo() const {
         return memoryInfo.get();
diff --git a/runtime/os_interface/linux/drm_query.cpp b/runtime/os_interface/linux/drm_query.cpp
index c3f8a1239e..cb0d31f6bc 100644
--- a/runtime/os_interface/linux/drm_query.cpp
+++ b/runtime/os_interface/linux/drm_query.cpp
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ int Drm::setEngines() {
     return 0;
 }
 
-void Drm::setMemoryRegions() {
+int Drm::setMemoryRegions() {
+    return 0;
 }
 
 unsigned int Drm::bindDrmContext(uint32_t drmContextId, uint32_t deviceIndex, aub_stream::EngineType engineType) {
diff --git a/unit_tests/linux/main_linux_dll.cpp b/unit_tests/linux/main_linux_dll.cpp
index 9679ec0fbc..79c3d254d0 100644
--- a/unit_tests/linux/main_linux_dll.cpp
+++ b/unit_tests/linux/main_linux_dll.cpp
@@ -277,6 +277,16 @@ TEST_F(DrmTests, failOnInvalidDeviceName) {
     EXPECT_EQ(drm, nullptr);
 }
 
+TEST_F(DrmTests, whenDrmIsCreatedThenSetMemoryRegionsDoesntFailAndDrmObjectIsReturned) {
+    DebugManagerStateRestore restore;
+    DebugManager.flags.EnableLocalMemory.set(1);
+
+    auto drm = DrmWrap::createDrm(0);
+    EXPECT_NE(drm, nullptr);
+
+    DrmWrap::closeDevice(0);
+}
+
 TEST(AllocatorHelper, givenExpectedSizeToReserveWhenGetSizeToReserveCalledThenExpectedValueReturned) {
     EXPECT_EQ((maxNBitValue<47> + 1) / 4, NEO::getSizeToReserve());
 }
diff --git a/unit_tests/os_interface/linux/drm_memory_info_tests.cpp b/unit_tests/os_interface/linux/drm_memory_info_tests.cpp
index c5f42ac41c..89c2140456 100644
--- a/unit_tests/os_interface/linux/drm_memory_info_tests.cpp
+++ b/unit_tests/os_interface/linux/drm_memory_info_tests.cpp
@@ -37,12 +37,13 @@ TEST(DrmTest, whenSettingEnginesThenReturnZeroValueAndCallNoIoctls) {
     EXPECT_EQ(0u, drm->ioctlCallsCount);
 }
 
-TEST(DrmTest, whenSettingMemoryRegionsThenNoIoctlIsCalled) {
+TEST(DrmTest, whenSettingMemoryRegionsThenZeroIsReturnedAndNoIoctlsAreCalled) {
     std::unique_ptr<DrmMock> drm = std::make_unique<DrmMock>();
     EXPECT_NE(nullptr, drm);
 
-    drm->setMemoryRegions();
+    auto ret = drm->setMemoryRegions();
 
+    EXPECT_EQ(0, ret);
     EXPECT_EQ(0u, drm->ioctlCallsCount);
 }